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IDA Conversation Series: Nanfu Wang

Since winning the IDA Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award in 2016 for her debut documentary feature, Hooligan Sparrow, Chinese independent filmmaker Nanfu Wang's filmmaking has only continued to shed more light on the Chinese government, policy and societal norms and their effect on...

December 10, 2019

5 Documentaries to Watch on Human Rights Day

It is the documentary artform's responsibility to keep viewers informed and intrigued about the world at large. As such, documentaries have always

September 19, 2019

Doc Star of the Month: Claudia Lacy, 'Always in Season'

Jacqueline Olive’s debut feature, Always in Season —its title a nod to the year-round racial terror that African-Americans, especially in the Deep

From 'Afterward' with director Ofra Bloch. Courtesy of Afterward Production.

August 10, 2019

The Feedback: Ofra Bloch's 'Afterward'

Since IDA's DocuClub was relaunched in 2016 as a forum for sharing and soliciting feedback about works-in-progress, many DocuClub alums have since

April 27, 2019

The Feedback: Lily Zepeda's 'Mr Toilet: The World's #2 Man'

Since IDA's DocuClub was relaunched in 2016 as a forum for sharing and soliciting feedback about works-in-progress, many DocuClub alums have since

January 16, 2019

Astra Taylor's Question for the Ages, and Today: 'What Is Democracy?'

Documentary interviews Astra Taylor about her upcoming film What is Democracy?, a cinematic essay that asks that simple, yet profoundly complex, question. The film is essential viewing at this time because it both allows and forces us to grapple with the blindingly complex conundrums of governance.

December 4, 2018

Career Achievement Award: Julia Reichert

Julia Reichert, a three-time Academy Award nominee, has spent more than 40 years giving voice to women, children, the working class and the heartland

November 28, 2018

IDFA 2018: Inclusion Everywhere

The new era for the International Documentary Festival at Amsterdam (IDFA) has begun, and its theme is inclusion. New IDFA director Orwa Nyrabia ,

November 14, 2018

Courage Under Fire Award: Stephen Maing and the NYPD 12

This year’s Courage Under Fire Award recipients, director Stephen Maing (High Tech, Low Life) and the whistleblowers of the NYPD 12 that he documented in his exquisite doc Crime + Punishment, may not at first glance seem as likely honorees as, say, journalists facing down the daily guns and bombs of the war-torn Middle East.

October 18, 2018

On Her Shoulders: The Making of an Activist

Alexandria Bombach's On Her Shoulders opens with a scrum of photographers. Everyone is trying to get the shot. Many are going for selfies. They want

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